The man, whose name has not been released, is in his 50s. Police said they're working to locate family members in order to make a positive identification.

The owners of the home where the man was found said they rent it out. They said they have been unable to get information from police to determine whether the man is their tenant.

Police said they're not yet sure whether foul play was involved.

"We're treating it as a death investigation. We haven't located anything to tell us anything yet, but we're going to continue to look for some leads," said Officer Patrick McCallop of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. "Right now, we're just securing the perimeter here and trying to locate any other evidence that could help solve this incident here."

Police asked anyone with information about the incident to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.